Shedloads of Opportunities

• Community Development
• Education & Skills
• General & Misc
• Health & Wellbeing
• Social Connection Projects

The purpose of the Community Grants Fund is to enable the Council to provide financial support to community, sports and voluntary organisations within Inverclyde. Funds are available towards operational, project and fee waiver costs where activities contribute to the quality of life of the people of Inverclyde.

You will need to specify if and how the awarding of a grant would contribute to and benefit the wider community, in line with the local priorities of:

empowered people
working people
healthy people and places
a supportive place
and a thriving place.
You will also need to specify on the paperwork how much funding you are requesting against the three categories:

Facilities/Core Costs;
Project Costs;
Fee Waivers

• Education & Skills
• General & Misc

The Radcliffe Trust supports the development of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors. This includes support for:

craft and conservation training
practical projects, particularly those that include a strong training element
strategic and capacity-building projects which demonstrate clear benefits to the sector
Special Needs projects whose emphasis is on skills development.

However, the Trust remains committed to flexible, open and inclusive grant-giving and will consider other projects, should they fall broadly within its remit.

• Community Development
• General & Misc
• Trusts/Foundations

The Scottish Building Society Foundation will aim to invest in the long-term future of communities in Scotland. They are looking to provide financial support to charities and community groups.

• Environmental/Green Infrastructure

The Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) supports communities to engage with, participate in and benefit from the energy transition to net zero emissions. CARES is managed by Local Energy Scotland and offers a range of financial support to community energy projects.

CARES provides a package of support, and we make it as easy as possible for you to deliver your project. Current support and funds are:

• Community Energy Launchpad – if you are new to community energy and not sure where to start, what to do or are struggling to work out if you are eligible this is where to start.
• Community Buildings Fund – grants for communities that want to install renewable systems in community buildings such as faith buildings, village halls and community centres.
• Community Energy Generation Growth Fund – grants and loans for communities that want to own and operate renewable energy technologies.

• Environmental/Green Infrastructure
• Social Connection Projects

The Southall Trust makes grants to registered charities working in: Quaker work and witness; Environmental action and sustainability; Peace and reconciliation; and Social action.

January–March: Closes at 5pm on the first Friday in January, and reopens at 9am on the first Monday in March.
May–July: Closes at 5pm on the first Friday in May, and reopens at 9am on the first Monday in July.
September–November: Closes at 5pm on the first Friday in September, and reopens at 9am on the first Monday in November.